deliciousness

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noun

The state or quality of being delicious.

“Near-synonyms: scrumptiousness, hyperpalatability”

Similar
scrumptiousnesshyperpalatabilitydelectabilitylusciousnesstoothsomeness
OriginEnglish delicious ← Middle English delicious ← Anglo-Norman delicious →
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Meanings

noundeliciousness (usually uncountable, plural deliciousnesses)

plural deliciousnesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state or quality of being delicious.

    Near-synonyms: scrumptiousness, hyperpalatability

    Synonyms: scrumptiousness, hyperpalatability

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state or quality of being delicious.

Similar
scrumptiousnesshyperpalatability

More synonyms by meaning

nounextreme appetizingness

Similar
delectabilitylusciousnesstoothsomeness
Broader
appetizingnessappetisingness
Also see
delectabilitydeliciosityhyperpalatabilitylusciousnessscrumptiousnesstoothsomenessumami

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*deh₃-der.?
  7. Proto-Italic*lakjō
  8. Latinlaciō
  9. Latindēliciō
  10. Latindēliciae
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  13. Late Latindēliciōsu
  14. Anglo-Normandelicious
  15. Middle Englishdelicious
  16. Englishdelicious
  17. Englishdeliciousness

From delicious + -ness.

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Translations

Arabic لَذَّة
  • لَذَّة (laḏḏa)state or quality of being delicious
Dutch heerlijkheid
  • heerlijkheidstate or quality of being delicious
German appetitlich, kystlich
  • appetitlichstate or quality of being delicious
  • kystlichstate or quality of being delicious
Italian prelibatezza, squisitezza
  • prelibatezzastate or quality of being delicious
  • squisitezzastate or quality of being delicious
  • sfiziositàstate or quality of being delicious
Latin mellinia
  • melliniastate or quality of being delicious
Latvian gardums, garšīgums
  • gardumsstate or quality of being delicious
  • garšīgumsstate or quality of being delicious
Portuguese deliciosidade
  • deliciosidadestate or quality of being delicious
Russian вкуснота
  • вкуснота (vkusnota)state or quality of being delicious
Swahili utamu
  • utamustate or quality of being delicious
Tamil தீவு
  • தீவு (tīvu)state or quality of being delicious
Turkish lezzetlilik, lezzet
  • lezzetlilikstate or quality of being delicious
  • lezzetstate or quality of being delicious
Cite this entry
APA

deliciousness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deliciousness

MLA

“deliciousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deliciousness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deliciousness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deliciousness.

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